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Cynthia Eaglin and Rufaro Jenkins in front of their former home at Parkway Overlook Apartments in Washington, D.C. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Homeownership, Stacy M. Brown

Wells Fargo Announces $1 Billion Affordable Housing Commitment

by WI Guest Author August 27, 2019December 21, 2021

Detrice Belt, head of the Barry Farm Tenants and Allies Association, takes notes on landlord neglect during the People’s Right to Housing Assembly hosted by One DC at the Black Workers and Wellness Center in southeast D.C. on July 6. (Anthony Tilghman/The Washington Informer)

D.C. Residents Discuss Future of Affordable Housing

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 10, 2019December 21, 2021

D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser prepares to break ground on 202 affordable housing units at St. Elizabeths East Campus in Ward 8 on Nov. 27. (Brigette Squire/The Washington Informer)

Comprehensive Plan Discussion Centers on Affordable Family Housing

by Sam Plo Kwia Collins Jr. July 2, 2019December 21, 2021

In the District of Columbia, a shortage of affordable housing, a hyper-expensive rental market and aging and vanishing housing stock has had tenants battling spiraling rents and housing costs and left them at increased risk of getting displaced. (Courtesy of NNPA Newswire)

Charlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

Will White House Advisory Council Act to End America’s Affordable Housing Crisis?

by WI Guest Author June 27, 2019December 21, 2021

State Housing Finance Agencies Assist Homebuyers, Renters

by WI Guest Author May 24, 2019December 21, 2021

Courtesy of dc.gov

D.C. Mayor Signs Order on Housing

by WI Guest Author May 17, 2019December 21, 2021

A pedestrian passes the seals of the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) at the organizations' headquarters in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, March 20, 2019. The OCC this week fined Citibank $25 million for failing to offer some existing customers lower interest rates on mortgages or closing cost discounts that they were entitled to under a program for borrowers with a relationship with the bank. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

Charlene Crowell, Columnists, Financial Literacy

After 51 Years, Fair Housing Still an Unfinished Journey

by WI Guest Author April 4, 2019October 31, 2020

Bowser Talks Housing at League of Cities Gathering

by James Wright Jr. March 13, 2019October 31, 2020

Officials say there's an affordable housing crisis as a Section 8 voucher program ends. (Courtesy photo)

Letters to the Editor

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: Housing Crisis Hits Home

by WI Guest Author May 16, 2018October 31, 2020

Columbia Heights residents have been affected by new housing developments in the community. (Jonathan Franklin)

Community, Homeownership

Affordable Housing Crisis Plagues D.C. Residents

by WI Guest Author May 9, 2018October 31, 2020